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MassachusettsOfficials say vow kept with arrests (Boston, MA):
Authorities said yesterday they are keeping a promise to prosecute 25 members of a violent street gang they hold responsible for 57 shootings and six slayings in Dorchester and Mattapan in two years.
Source: The Boston Globe
Date: May 25, 2007http://www.boston.com/...

FloridaBennett helps secure gang-fighting funds (Manatee County, FL):
A national organization founded by a football legend could soon be putting time and money into fighting Manatee's gang problem.
Source: Bradenton Herald
Date: May 25, 2007http://www.bradenton.com/...

GeorgiaGang problems continue in East Albany (Albany, GA):
An East Albany family believes a gang is targeting them and they want police to do something about it. Earlier this week, a 24 year old college student says he was jumped by gang members and days later, the threats to him and his family continue.
Source: WALB 10 News
Date: May 25, 2007http://www.walb.com/...

GeorgiaAthens man tells police street gang assaulted, robbed him (Athens, GA):
Men who claimed to belong to a local street gang beat a 20-year-old Athens man with a baseball bat and threatened him with a gun Thursday afternoon, before stealing $200 from the man's wallet, the victim told Athens-Clarke County police.
Source: Athens Banner-Herald
Date: May 25, 2007http://www.onlineathens.com/...

New JerseySt. Barnabas nurses taught to spot gang members (Toms River, NJ):
When a gang member becomes a patient, certain precautions need to be taken. Officers with the New Jersey State Parole Board's Gang Intelligence Unit gave a presentation to nurses and staff at the Saint Barnabas Health Care System's second annual Psychiatric Nursing Symposium yesterday.
Source: Ocean County Observer
Date: May 24, 2007http://www.ocobserver.com/...

GeorgiaPolice efforts to stop gang violence in Savannah may be paying off (Savannah, GA):
Last night Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police spread out across the community to try to put a stop to recent gang violence. Around 1:30am officers arrested two men--Thomas Glover and Sherman Ellison.
Source: WTOC 11 News
Date: May 24, 2007http://www.wtoctv.com/...

New YorkGang feared in Flushing man's death (Flushing, NY):
A 21-year-old aspiring hip-hop artist was killed in Flushing early Friday morning after he was gunned down while talking on his cell phone in front of a convenience store, police and witnesses said.
Source: TimesLedger
Date: May 24, 2007http://www.timesledger.com/...

CaliforniaEviction of L.A. gang members sought (Los Angeles, CA):
The Los Angeles city attorney filed a civil action Wednesday seeking to evict members of the Avenues street gang from a triplex in Glassell Park.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: May 24, 2007http://www.latimes.com/...

New YorkCrackdown on gangs yields results (Suffolk County, NY):
A crackdown on street-level drug dealing and gang activity in eastern Suffolk County resulted in 78 arrests in recent weeks, six of them of people with criminal histories, Suffolk law enforcement officials said.
Source: Newsday
Date: May 23, 2007http://www.newsday.com/...

MaineHigh school principal grapples with accusations of gang activity (Skowhegan, ME):
Principal Rick Wilson met with students Wednesday to try to quell conflicts that have arisen among rival factions at Skowhegan Area High School.
Source: The Boston Globe
Date: May 23, 2007http://www.boston.com/...

WashingtonNo gangs at Kamiak (Mukilteo, WA):
Mukilteo police arrested two juveniles for assault on Tuesday following a beating that occurred after school on May 15 across from the Kamiak High School campus.
Source: Mukilteo Beacon
Date: May 23, 2007http://www.mukilteobeacon.com/...

IllinoisAlleged gang member slain (Chicago, IL):
A 17-year-old reputed gang member was fatally shot early today after quarreling with another boy on the street near his South Side home, Chicago police said.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Date: May 23, 2007http://www.chicagotribune.com/...

GeorgiaGang warfare at root of most violent crime in city (Savannah, GA):
Police say they have started an aggressive attack on a circle of violence in Savannah that has claimed at least six lives and has injured another 20 people.
Source: Savannah Morning News
Date: May 23, 2007http://new.savannahnow.com/...

WashingtonGang membership is made a crime in Sunnyside (Sunnyside, WA):
The City Council of Sunnyside has sent a message to gang members that they're not welcome in this Central Washington town, voting unanimously to become the first city in the state to make gang membership a crime.
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date: May 23, 2007http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/...

GeorgiaSurge in gang violence in Cochran (Cochran, GA):
The Cochran Police Department is trying to tackle the recent surge in gang violence. In just the last two months, police estimate that they have responded to between 10 and 15 incidents ranging from shootings to fights.
Source: WMGT 41 NBC News
Date: May 22, 2007http://www.wmgt.com/...

ArkansasBentonville schools eye gang policy language (Bentonville, AR):
Handshakes are not the issue. Bentonville schools intend to ban any act that reflects participation in a gang or gang-related activity as defined in a proposed anti-gang policy the Bentonville Policy Committee approved Tuesday.
Source: The Morning News
Date: May 22, 2007http://www.nwaonline.net/...

CaliforniaSuccess against gangs hailed (Fresno County, CA):
Four months after its issuance, a Superior Court injunction banning two Orange Cove gangs has yielded 25 arrests and 14 jail terms in the southeast Fresno County town.
Source: Fresno Bee
Date: May 22, 2007http://www.fresnobee.com/...

FloridaNine-year-old boy killed by stray bullet in Bradenton (Bradenton, FL):
Three teens were arrested Tuesday in the death of a 9-year-old boy who was hit by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting, authorities said.
Source: The Gainesville Sun
Date: May 22, 2007http://www.gainesville.com/...

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